“Obviously, I have [had the procedure],” he said. “I’m down 35 pounds already, so that’s a good thing. It’s only been a couple months, so Dr. Smith’s been real happy with me.

“Hell, I’ll keep working.”

Rob Ryan was then asked why he went through with the operation.

“Well, breathing at night, my wife and I are looking for the long haul here,” he explained. “I did it for health, not for beauty.”

As usual, the Cowboys defensive coordinator was cracking jokes.

When one reporter responded that Cowboys running backs coach Skip Peete, who has also lost a significant amount of weight since last season, appears to have lost more weight, Rob Ryan responded, “Yeah, but he had further to go than I did.”